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============================================================ [ SE1 Direct ] Issue 291 http://www.SE1direct.co.uk Monday 5 June 2006 ISSN 1750-0656 ============================================================ >> IN THIS BULLETIN ============================================================ * Local news from the London SE1 website * Advert: The Traditional Acupuncture Centre * What's on this week * London Architecture Biennale - book now * Features from the London SE1 website * Arts reviews from the London SE1 website * Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ============================================================ [ Local news from the London SE1 website ] Remember you don't have to wait till SE1 Direct drops into your mailbox to get a local news fix. The London SE1 website offers the latest news throughout the week. You can also see that news on a map: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/news/map.php * Royal reopening for Red Cross Garden Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2194 * Turn Potters Fields into multi-storey car park says Tory Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2193 * 53 arrests on Thames bridges Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2192 ============================================================ [ Advert: The Traditional Acupuncture Centre ] The largest dedicated acupuncture clinic in Europe established since 1983. More than 20 professionally qualified and registered practitioners of Chinese Medicine including Herbal Medicine and Tui Na (Chinese Medical Massage) 75 Roupell Street, London SE1 8SS Tel 020 7928 8333 Email [email protected] Web http://www.acupuncturecentre.org.uk 5 minutes from Waterloo, Waterloo East & Southwark stations Open 8am-9pm Mondays to Fridays * 9am-6pm Saturdays Calm and tranquil atmosphere. Free consultations to discuss whether treatment could be helpful for you. ------------------------------------------------------------ Get your ad here: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/advertising.php Now booking for OCTOBER - get in quick while there's space! ============================================================ [ What's on this week ] Each week we select a few highlights from the community and cultural events taking place over the next seven days. For a comprehensive what's on guide visit http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/whatson/ or pick up a copy of our free monthly printed publication, 'in SE1'. RECYCLING ROADSHOW As part of London Sustainability Weeks Southwark Council is running a recycling roadshow to raise awareness of the the available service and hear feedback from current users. - Monday: ASDA, Old Kent Road 12 noon-4pm - Tuesday: Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre 12 noon-4pm - Wednesday: Tesco, Old Kent Road 1.30pm-4.30pm REPRIEVE BENEFIT EVENING - SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE Monday 5 June 7.30pm at Shakespeare's Globe, New Globe Walk: �25-�45 Map: http://london-se1.co.uk/venuemap/12/shakespeares-globe Reprieve fights for the lives of people facing the death penalty. A night of music and comedy. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/181/reprieve SCARAVELLI YOGA - FREE TASTER CLASS Wednesday 7 June 7pm at Siobhan Davies Studios, St George's Road; free Map: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1131 Taster class open to non-dancers. No booking required. Opportunity to see new studios. http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/98/scaravelli-yoga MORE MOVIES AT THE SCOOP - OPEN AIR SCREENINGS: BRIEF ENCOUNTER, CHINATOWN, MOULIN ROUGE From Wednesday 7 June Turn up and take a seat by 9.15pm at the Scoop, next to City Hall; free Map: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/venuemap/28/the-scoop Wednesday: BRIEF ENCOUNTER (PG) http://london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/141/brief-encounter Thursday: CHINATOWN (15) http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/142/chinatown Friday: MOULIN ROUGE (12A) http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/143/moulin-rouge BETTER BANKSIDE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SEMINAR Thursday 8 June 5.30pm at Lloyds TSB, Red Lion Court, 46-48 Park Street Good for business, Good for the community: Change your company culture! All local businesses are invited to a seminar organised by Better Bankside�s Corporate Social Responsibility Group in association with Volunteer Centre Southwark. The event will tell you more about local opportunities to introduce volunteering into your company (with speakers from PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Volunteer Centre Southwark), offer work experience (with speakers from Southwark Education Business Alliance) and employ local people (with speakers from Connexions Central London) It will also offer an opportunity to network with colleagues in other local businesses over drinks and refreshments. Contact Giles Semper on [email protected] to reserve your place. http://www.betterbankside.co.uk CARNIVAL DE CUBA - COIN STREET FESTIVAL Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 June 12 noon-7pm in Bernie Spain Gardens; Upper Ground; free Map: http://london-se1.co.uk/venuemap/9/bernie-spain-gardens An authentic Cuban street party on the South Bank http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/7/carnival-de-cuba SAM'S DAY - SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE Saturday 10 June 10am-5pm at Shakespeare's Globe, New Globe Walk; free Map: http://london-se1.co.uk/venuemap/12/shakespeares-globe Free events to celebrate Sam Wanamaker's birthday http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/246/sams-day OPEN GARDEN SQUARES WEEKEND Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 June 138 gardens across London open their gates to visitors. Tickets �7.50 on the day or �5 in advance Participating gardens in SE1: - Garden Barge Square (Downings Roads Moorings, Mill Street) - Merrick Square (Sunday only, see below) - Museum of Garden History - Red Cross Garden - Southwark Cathedral - Waterloo Millennium Green - West Square SE11 (off St George's Road) http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1139 MAGIC GARDEN FETE - MERRICK SQUARE Sunday 11 June 11am-6pm in Merrick Square, Trinity Street; �2 Map: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/venuemap/19/merrick-square Fun for all the family in this Victorian garden square http://london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/20/magic-garden-fete WATERLOO EAST - GUIDED WALK Sunday 11 June 2.30pm - meet opposite The Old Vic; free Map: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/venuemap/64/the-old-vic Lambethians' Society walk led by Alan Piper http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/175/waterloo-east ------------------------------------------------------------ Running an event? http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/inclusion.php ============================================================ [ London Architecture Biennale - book now ] The London Architecture Biennale runs from 17 to 25 June and there are lots of events in SE1, including - a 'sermon' by Renzo Piano in Southwark Cathedral - a talk by Peter Ackroyd at Tate Modern - guided walks around Bankside and Bermondsey - guided bike tours in association with Southwark Cyclists Book your tickets now via: http://quicklink.se1direct.co.uk/?id=1138 ============================================================ [ Features from the London SE1 website ] Stories about SE1 people and places * Behind the scenes at St Thomas' Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2199 * Vanessa Feltz launches Coffeehouse Challenge on Bankside Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2198 * New garden for Blackfriars Road Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2195 ============================================================ [ Arts reviews from the London SE1 website ] * Titus Andronicus at Shakespeare's Globe Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2197 * This to This at the Union Theatre Read more at: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/2196 ============================================================ [ Hot topics from the London SE1 Forum ] Our weekly digest of topics raised in recent discussions at http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 - Local doctor surgeries - Greener City - All Hallows Church, Copperfield Street - Trouble at the Elephant? - Soho Gym - Advertising on Imax - Poseidon at the IMAX - Anyone used El Azteca Mexican catering? - Window cleaning - Looking for flat share - Chair/Stair lifts. Legal advice - Joiner To read and respond to these discussions and more, go to: http://www.London-SE1.co.uk/forum/list/1 ============================================================ >> CONTACT DETAILS ============================================================ Before sending us event information or press releases, please read this page: http://www.SE1direct.co.uk/inclusion.php Editor: James Hatts - [email protected] SE1 Direct is copyright (c) 2006 Bankside Press ============================================================ >> SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ============================================================